Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 483, Azariah Eggleston, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Mass.
Eggelston, Azariah Egleston br
N. 483
73 L. Wt 26673-160-55
Sarah
CONTENTS
{ B.L.Wt 651 200. Limit. Issued July 22, 1789. No papers.

notification sent September 6th 1818 to Parker D. Hall Esq. Massachusetts.
Massachusetts  4,222
4
Azariah Eggleston
Mass Line - War Lieutenant
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Nov 1818 and sent to Putnam Judge &c Berkshire Co. Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818. 3 24 / 31  4 / 30 79.35 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 6 mar 1819 120. -
6 years $ 199.35
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
✓ Continued Lenox Berkshire Co.

V 1787 Massachusetts
Sarah Egleston widow of Isaac
who served in the Revolutiona-
ry war, as a Major  Lieutenant Paymaster
Chd from $320 Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 600 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 24 th day of Jany / 54 and sent to
H. A. Dickens Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 39 Vol. A

15993 Adell March 3/55 March 26/65
Sarah Eggleston wife of Isaiah Eggleston
Revolutionary Great Payman
Pensioner
Under acts of
Feb 3/1853
July 53-1781
W: 160 Ac, May 15/55 B. D. [Signature]
[Signature] J. Rockwell Pittsfield Mass
St. John's Rockwell, July 5/55, Feb 23. no 1781
Quib 156. Warrent. infant married to John Rockwell, Pittsfield, Mass. 22 March 23/64 Date of filing of Proof Endorsement and return to Mr. H. Eaton in G. Office R.H.
Vol. E. 59. -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts —
Berkshire ss. on this 6 th day May A.D. 1818, before me the Subscriber, one of Judges of Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid Personally appeared Azariah Eggleston aged Sixty one years — Resident in Lenox in said County of Berkshire, who being, by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration; in order to obtain the provisions by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for cer- tain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revo- lutionary war" — That the said Az- ariah Eggleston Enlisted in a minute Com- pany at Pittsfield, in said County of Berkshire in a Company commanded by Captain Da- vid Noble of said Pittsfield, and marched immediately to Cambridge, after the News of Lexington and Concord battle in April 1775 and served in the Regiment Command- ed by Colonel John Paterson eight months & about six weeks after the eight months had expired — he then Enlisted for one year in a Company commanded by said David Noble —

and served part of the year in Canada an resided in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; on the 25 th of Dec r . 1776 was in the Battle in the advanced Guard commanded by Col s Starks, in taking the Hessians at Trenton in New Jersey — and in about one week from that time, he was in the Battle at Princeton, in taking part of three Regiments of British Troops — previous to leaving Mount Independence at the Northward, — he enlisted for the war as a Sergeant — For the year 1777, he served in the Campaign against Burgoyne & was in both battles at Bennington; and was at Saratoga when Burgoyne capitulated — after which he marched to Pennsylvania soon after the Battle of Ger- mantown — Previous to the capture of Burgoyne, he had an Ensign's Commission signed by Pre- sident Huntington. In the Month of June 1778, he was in the Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey; Imme- diately after he marched to Rhode Island, and was in the Siege at Newport, and in sundry skirmishes on the retreat from Rhode Island, and the 1 st Mass s Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Vose to which he then belonged had their Winter Quarters at Prov- idence in 1778-79 — in the Spring of 1779 marched from Providence to the North river, near the time Fairfield was burned and Stoney Point was taken

He served in the State of New York, the residue of that year on Campain, and wintered at a place called Budd's Huts on the East side of the North river opposite West Point — He went to Philadelphia when Congress were surrounded by Pennsylvania Troops — He continued in the Service of the united States, until the end of the war, and went to the city of New York, when the British Evacuated it in December 1783 — and from thence returned to West Point, where he completed the settlement of the accounts of the first Mass. a Reg. t of which he was then Paymaster (Clothing and agent; and on the 4 th day of March 1784, he left West Point and returned to the Town of Senne where he now resides — and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for Support The commissions as Ensign & as Lieut. are annexed And the Declarant receives all claims to any other Pension.
Zariah Eggleston
6. May

Commonwealth of Mass s
Berks ss. May 6. 1818 Then Azariah Eggleston Esq. personally came before me the full number one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth and made oath to the truth of the Declaration by him signed which is within contained - And it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Eggleston did swear in the Reuelutionary War as well both within stated against the Common Enemy I do transmit the Testimony & evidence viz. Two Commissions & one Certificate from Genl. Avery Secy. to the Secy. of the Department of War Given under my hand & the seal of Court the day & year afore.
S. Putnam Just. of P S. J. Court of Mass.
W. Woodbridge Esq.

Azariah Eggleston
Correct.

Asariah Eggleston
4222 Nov. 16
Mar 1819

District of Massachusetts, ss :
ON this 3 rd day of July 1820 ; Personally appeared in open Court before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Lenox, within and for the County of Berkshire, in the Western Circuit, on the 4th Monday of June 1820, the same Court, being a Court of records for said Circuit ; proceeding according to the course of the common Law, with a jurisdiction, unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment,  Asariah Eggleston — aged 62 — years, resident in Lenox in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows ; that he enlisted in the company commanded by Captain David Noble — in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Patterson in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment. That his original declaration is dated May 6 th 1818 and that his pension certificate is numbered 4,222 & at the close of the war he was a Paymaster to the first Massachusetts Regiment & served during the war,
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent, thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule, hereto annexed, and by me subscribed—schedule of property, necessary clothing and bedding excepted—to wit :
  six knives & forks — .75  one fire shovel .25  one old chest & one old trunk 2.50    one carving knife & fork .33  Two Pots — 1.50  one old chest with drawers 7.—    six tea cups & saucers — .25  one five Gall Nettle bucket 1.00  one Bleanan — 1.50    six plates — .25  Two Dishes & bottles 1.20  one old Desk & book case — 75.    Two oval Dishes — .50  one Spider — .50     six Table spoons — .33  one Bake pan — .75     six Tea spoons — .20  one old axe — .75     one sugar Bowl — .20  one hoe — .50     one cream cup — .17  one old horse, this horse is now under an attachment 25.00     one tea kettle — .50  one demand of abt $100.00 of me —       $ 53.43  
That I am by occupation a Labourer — that I am in a bad state of health & unable to labour but little — that the number of my family residing with me is one that their names and ages are as follow : Sarah Eggleston my wife aged fifty two years — (Sign.) Asariah Eggleston
Sworn to, and declared on the 3 rd — day of July — 1820, before the said Court — Parker L. Hall Atty Pro tem.
I Parker L. Hall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Berkshire do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court ; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty three dollars and forty three cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this ninth day of August 1820.
Parker L. Hall } CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On this eighteenth day of March 1853. Personally appeared before Henry W. Bishop one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at Leeds in the County of Berkshire.
Sarah Egleston a resident of said Leeds, aged eighty two years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed February 3 d 1853. That she is the widow of Azariah Egleston who was an Officer of the Revolution and a pensioner, and who drew the sum of Two hundred forty dollars per annum. That said Azariah Egleston resided in Leeds, Massachusetts and the Agency at which his pension was paid was Boston Massachusetts.
She further declares that she was married to the said Azariah Egleston on the twenty eighth day of May in the year eighteen hundred and eighteen.

That her husband the aforesaid Azariah Egleston, died on the twelfth day of January 1822. That she was married to him at the time within stated. She further swears that she was a Widow at the passage of the act, and is still a Widow and that she has never before made appli- cation for a Pension.
Sarah A. Egleston
I swear to & subscribed on the day and year within written, and I certify that the Widow is unable to appear in open court from old age or bodily infirmity.
Before Henry W. Bishop S 66 Pleas

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County ss. I hereby Certify that the Hon. Henry W. Bishop Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration was made & who has hereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts duly Commissioned & sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of my Office as Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Commonwealth for said County of Berkshire this Eighteenth day of March 1853.
Charles Sedgwick R.

15993
Sarah Egleston's Widow's Application for Bounty Lands Act of March 3. 1855. Revolutionary War President of Pittsfield Massachusetts

State of Massachusetts } County of Berkshire } p.
On this twenty first day of March A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace, within and for the county and State aforesaid Sarah Egleston, aged eighty four years, a resident of Pittsfield, in the State of Massachusetts, who being duly sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of Asariah Egleston, late of Lenox, in said county and State, deceased who was a Lieutenant and Paymaster in the Revolutionary War; and that she holds a Pension certificate of which the following is a true copy, which Pension certificate is also recorded in the Pension Office, on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3 d 1853, page 39. Vol A: in the words and figures following Vis. (copy-)
Department of the Interior.
Widow's Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the 2 d section of the act of February 3. 1853, Sarah Egleston widow of Asariah Egleston who was a Lieutenant and paymaster in the Revolutionary war is inscribed on the Pension list at the rate of Six Hundred dollars, per annum, commencing on the 3 d of February 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage, adapting

former payments at the rate of three hundred and twenty dollars per annum - given at the Department of the Interior, this twenty fourth day of January one thousand (L. S.) eight hundred and fifty four -
Examined & counterigned
(Sign?) R. Mc-Lellan
(Sign?)
L. P. Welds
Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of Pensions
And she further states, that she respectfully refers to the files in said Pension Office, for all the proofs of all the statements in this declaration, they having been filed in her Pension case -
She further states that she was married to the late Amariah Egleston, in Canajoharie, in the State of New York on the twenty eighth day of May A.D. 1818; by one Jonathan Warner a justice of the Peace; and that the evidence of her said marriage, is fully contained in said Pension files; and that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Bunnell: and that she is now a widow -
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the
act approved March 3. 1855. She further declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other application therefor -
F. P. Patten

act approved March 3, 1855. She further declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other application therefor.
We Joseph Gregory and Mary L. Childs residents of Pittsfield, in the State of Massachusetts, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the widow Sarah Egleston in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be Joseph Gregory Mary L. Childs
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. Julius Rockwell, Justice of the Peace.

State of New York } Columbia County } ss. Sarah E. Warner of Canaan in the County & State aforesaid being duly sworn deposes & says that she has in her possession a book of records kept by Jonathan Warner formerly a Justice of the Peace in & for the Town & County aforesaid, that the D. book of records has been in the possession of this Deponent & her husband John E. Warner, who was the son of the D. Jonathan Warner for the space of truly seven years, that the D. John E. Warner always states that the D. book of records, was the record book of the D. Jonathan Warner - that in the D. record book is a record purporting to be made by the D. Jonathan Warner as Justice of the Peace in the following words to wit: "truly eighth May eighteen hundred & eighteen married Azariah Eggleston to Sarah Connels both of Lenox J. Warner J. Peace"
That the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "28 th May 1818 married Azariah Eggleston to Sarah Connels both of Lenox,
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 15 th day of March 1853, I certify that the said Sarah E. Warner is a credible witness. Edmond Kellogg Justice of the Peace
J. Warner J. Peace,"
Sarah E. Warner

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. COLUMBIA COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. }
E. D. C. Mufus
I, JOHN R. CURRIE, Clerk of the County of Columbia, do hereby certify, That Edmund Kellogg whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, one of the Justices of the Peace of the County of Columbia, dwelling in said County; duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Edmund Kellogg and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine. And that said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New-York.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the seal of said County this
17th day of March
A. D. 1853
E. D. C. Mufus Clerk.

O. R. & N. DIV. P.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, en
WASHINGTON, D. C., February 12, 1892.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of AZARIAH POLESTON, an officer of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this office.
He first entered the service from Pittsfield, Mass., in the month of April, 1775, and served 8 months as a private in Capt. David Noble's Co., Col. John Patterson's Regt. 8 weeks after the expiration of the 8 months service he enlisted as a private in a Company commanded by David Noble for 1 year and served part of the year in Penn. and N. J. During this period of service he states that he took part in the battles of Princeton and Trenton. January 1, 1777, he was appointed Pension in the first Mass. Regt. commanded by Col. Vose. August 12, 1780, appointed Lieut. in the Mass. Line. He also served as Paymaster of the first Mass. Regt. and was discharged at the close of the war. Before the battles of Trenton and Princeton he states that he was engaged in the battle at Bemis Heights and the siege of Newport.
He applied for pension from Lenox, Mass., May 3, 1815, aged 81 years. Both he and his widow, Sarah, were pensioners.
Very respectfully,
DR. THOMAS POLESTON New York, N.Y.
Commissioner.

1781 Massachusetts Sarah Egleston widow of Azariah
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Lieutenant
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 320 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
3 rd February 1853 Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Sept r 1853 and sent to
Julius Rockwell Pittsfield Mass a
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 20, 1848, Page 39 Vol. A
Feby 3 rd 1853
1878
Let to Francis A Dickens - Jan 7/54.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I, CHARLES SEDGWICK, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Berkshire, do certify that William S. Pecker Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said William S. Pecker and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for said Commonwealth, this twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
Charles Sedgwick Clerk.

To the Commissioners of Pensions Sir,
Washington 3 Jan'y 54
Enclosed I have the honour of presenting to you the application of Mrs. Sarah Eggleston widow of Azariah Eggleston dec. for a pension under the act of 3 Feb. 1853 And also for the increase of pension to which her husband was was entitled under the act 7 th June 1832
Yours respectfully Francis A. Dickinson.
cause to be done by me hereof
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Tenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty three In Presence of
Sheldon Glenside
Subscribed Eggleston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss December 15, 1853 personally appeared The above named Sarah Eggleston and acknowledged the above written instrument to be her free act & deed
Before me
Sheldon Glenside Justice of the peace

Power of Attorney
Know all men by these presents, that I Sarah Eggerton of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, have made constituted, and appointed and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint Francis A Dickens of the City of Washington D. C. my true and lawful agent & Attorney for me and in my name place & stead to prosecute my claim for an increase of Pension and to call for all papers which he may need to make a fair investigation of said claim as fully as I might do were I personally pres- ent hereby Ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Tenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty three In Presence of
Shudoe Glins clerk
Sarah Eggerton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss December 15, 1853 personally appeared The above named Sarah Eggerton and acknowledged the above written instrument to be her free act & deed
Before me
Shudoe Glins clerk Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Berkshire ss. I Charles L. Severy  Winkler of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do certify that Theodore H. Shaw Esq before whom the within deed of Sarah Eggleston was acknowledged was at the date of said acknowledgment a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned & qualified that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 16 th day of December 1883.
Charles L. Winkler

I, George J. Tucker, Esq., of Lenox, in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, do depone and say, that I have in my possession the original books and pay rolls of Azariah Egleston, which were kept by him and were in his own hand writing, kept by the said Azariah Egleston in the war of the Revolution; and the said books were placed in my father's hands by said Egleston before his death, and have been kept in the office of the Court House, now occupied by me, and have remained in said office ever since, except a short time that they were at Washington D.C., to be examined; and I find, on examination of said books and pay rolls, that the said Azariah Egleston served in the said Revolutionary war as Lieutenant and Pay Master in the First Regiment Massachusetts, in the service of the United States of America, from the first day of August, 1780 to the close of the war in 1783.
Geo. J. Tucker Pittsfield Decr 24. 1852. Subscribed & sworn to before me. I certify that said George J. Tucker is a credible witness. Wm. S. Sleeper Justice of the Peace
"were placed" interlined before execution T.W.H. J.P.

Department of State Washington Jan y 10. 1854
Sir
In reply to your note of the 9 th Inst, you are informed that the revolutionary records on file in this Department, furnish evidence, that Abiah Eggleston served as Lieut and Pay Master in the Mass. Line from March 8. 1778 to Nov. 1. 1782
I am Respectfully your Obedt Servt
Francis A. Dickery Washington
W. L. Marcy.

Sarah Egleston Widow of Azariah Egleston deceased -
Affidavits of Dr. Nob t Worthington to Wm. S. Tucker
From Julius Rootwell Pittsfield - M c

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dukes-shire County ss. Levow June 22 d 1853.
I William S. Fisher of Levow in said County aged fiftyyears, depose & say that I know Mrs Sarah Egleston & have known her for many years, that she was the wife of the identical Azariah Egleston who was a revolutionary Garrisoner of Massachusetts, that said Azariah & Sarah lived together as husband & wife, and were living as such at the time of his death, and that she is still his widow, that they resided in said Levow at the time of his decease and that Mrs Sarah still resides in said Levow, that my acquaintance with them commenced previous to their marriage.
Wm S. Fisher
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before
Henry W. Pease
Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that said William S. Fisher is a credible witness. Henry W. Pease J.P.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth County ss. Per me June 22 d 1853.
I Robert Worthington of Lewes aforesaid, aged Sixty two years, do hereby say that I am acquainted with Mrs Sarah Egleston, that she was the wife of the identical Azariah Egleston, who was a Revolution- ary Pensioner of Massachusetts, that said Azariah & Sarah lived together as husband and wife in the said town of Lewes, and were so living at the time of his death, that said Sarah still resides in said Lewes - that my acquaintance with them commenced previous to their marriage - that said Sarah Egleston is still the widow of said Azariah Egleston aforesaid -
Rob t Worthington { Family Physician previous to the the time of his death -
I would testify as the day of year above written before Henry W. Luff Justice of the Peace -
Thereby certify that said Robert Worthington is a credible witness Henry W. Luff J.P.
"Commenced" interlined before execution H.W.L.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I, Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Berkshire, do certify that Henry W. Taft Esquire, whose signatures are affixed to the certificate, on the papers hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, duly authorized to administer oaths &c. and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Henry W. Taft are and believe his signatures to said certificate, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this twenty second day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
W. Sedgwick Clerk.

Pittsfield (Mass) March 30 th 1853. Hon Loren P Weld Commissioner of Pensions Sir
I have the honor to enclose to you certain papers, for the Pension of Mrs Sarah Egleston the widow of Asenath Egleston Berkshire County, Massachusetts late of Lenox; who is now entitled to a pension by virtue of the law of February 3. 1853. The papers are as follows.
1. Her declaration. 2. The proof of her marriage to Asenath Egleston 3. The evidence of his death & that she remains his widow.
I hope these papers will be found sufficient. If deficient in any particular, may I ask you for information as to what further is required.
There is no doubt whatever that the case is as stated in her declaration. As one of her friends I have acted in the matter of getting her pension of which she will have the full benefit, which she much needs, being infirm and poor as well as old.
With high respect Your friend & obedient servant Julius Rockwell.

Egleston

Brief in the case of Sarah Egleston, widow of Azariah. Berkshire County and State of Massachusetts, act 3 d Feby: 1853
Claim, (" original " or "for increase.") from $ 320. 00 to $ 600. 00 per An:
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
The Certificate of Hon. W. L. Marcy, as Secretary of State shows that said Azariah, served as Lieutenant Paymaster in the Massachusetts line upwards of two years. This Certificate of Service, is clearly corroborated by the Commission of said Azariah, of the receipt, as such paymaster, now on file in the Official case. He was pensioned under the Act of 18 th March 1818, Cont. & died in 1822. Record of Marriage filed. Widowhood established & identity perfectly satisfactory. Admitted for $600. 00 per An., deducting former payments.
Francis A. Dickens, Esq.,
Name and residence of Agent
Present,
A. C. Payson, Examining Clerk.

Egleston

Brief in the case of Sarah Eggleston, Widow of Azariah, Berkshire County and State of Massachusetts, act 3. Feb. 1853,
Claim, ("original," or for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the Act, of 18 th March, 1818, & Cont.
Record Evidence & Parole proof of Marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Julius Rockwell Esq. Pittsfield, Name and residence of Agent Mass.
E. B. Boynton, Examining Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss.
I William S. Tucker of Lenox in said County depose and say that I held the Office of Town Clerk in the County Town State aforesaid & that I have examined the records of said town of Lenox and find no record of the death of Azariah Egleston late of Lenox aforesaid deceased. Wm S. Tucker Clerk of the town of Lenox.
Sworn to before me this 5 th day of March 1853. and I certify that said Wm S. Tucker is a credible person. G. S. Tucker, Justice of the Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss. I hereby certify that George J. Tucker Esq before whom the foregoing Affi- davit was sworn to, & who has thereunto subscri- bed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in the said County duly commissioned & sworn and duly authorized to administer oaths & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof the undersigned has affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas at Lenox this fifth day of March 1853.
Chas Sedgwick Clerk

I George S. Tucker of Senoia all of Senoia - Chatham, of lawful age do testify & say that I was well acquainted with Azariah Egleston late of said Senoia, deceased, who, at the time of his decease was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, that the said Azariah Egleston, died at Senoia upon a visit in the month of January or February in the year 1822. - I was then a member of Williams College & was at home in Senoia at the time of his death, & spending the Winter Vacation, which commenced in December 1821, & ended I think in the early part of February. - I am quite confident that his death occurred in January 1822, but am not certain whether it was in January or February. - I have recently examined the Grave Stone at his Grave, in the Grave yard at Senoia, where it has been for many years past, & in the inscription thereon represents him as having died on the twelfth day of January 1822. - The inscription is as follows viz. "In memory of "Hon. Azariah Egleston, who died January 12, "1822 aged 64. He was an Officer in the "Revolutionary Army & faithfully served "his Country" - Mrs. Sarah Egleston was at the time of his death, his Wife, & has ever since remained his Widow now residing in said Senoia. -
Geo. S. Tucker. Subscribed & sworn to before me this eighteenth day of March 1853. and
(over)

I certify that the said George J. Parker is a Credible Witness Wm. S. Parker Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dukes Shire.
I hereby certify that William S. Parker Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn to, & who has then and thereunto his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in the said County duly commissioned & sworn & duly author- ized to administer oaths, &c. & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas at Lewes this eighteenth day of March 1853.
Charles G. Merrill

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I, CHARLES SEDGWICK, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Berkshire, do certify that Julius Rockwell Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth
and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Julius Rockwell and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Sessions for said Commonwealth, this twenty second day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five.
Charles Sedgwick Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts —
Secretary's Office Boston May 30. 1787
Received of Capt Azariah Eggleston Agent to the late first Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Army Ten thousand two hundred & eleven Dollars & 28/90 in lieu of final settlement Certificates due to the Officers & Soldiers of said Regiment — agreeable to an Order of the Governor & Council of 6 th July 1785 —
Dollars 10,211. 28/90 ths
JOHN SOVERY

15993
Bounty Land
Revolutionary.
forwarded by
J. Rockwell
Pittsfield
Mass.

Pittsfield (Mass) March 22. 1855.
Hon Loren P. Weld
Com te of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed is the application of the widow Sarah Egleston, widow of Asa French Egleston a Revolutionary Pensioner, of Lenox, Massachusetts; for Bounty Land, under Act of March 3. 1855. In due time please forward the warrant to me for her
with high respect
your obedient servant
Julius Rockwell

35 W. Washington Square, N.Y.
Jan. 19th, 1892.
To the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I have had a number of communications with the War and the State Departments concerning two Revolutionary ancestors of mine, Major Azariah Egleston and Major-General Paterson, and have been referred to your office for information.
I wrote you about the last of December, asking if you could furnish me a copy of the document upon which a pension was granted to Major Egleston, and also that upon which a pension was granted to the widow of General Paterson.
I should be obliged if you would reply to my letter and say whether these documents can be furnished. If there is any expense attending the search for them I would be glad to pay it, as it is very important that I should have the information.
Yours truly,
A handwritten signature in cursive script, reading "Thos Egleston". The signature is written in dark ink and features a large, stylized initial "T".

35 West Washington Square, N.Y.
Dec. 31st, 1891.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I have had a number of communications with the War and State Departments relating to two Revolutionary ancestors of mine, Major Azariah Egleston and Major General Paterson. They have referred me to your office for information.
I should be glad to have a copy of the document upon which a pension was granted to Major Egleston and also of that upon which a pension was granted to the widow of General Paterson.
I should also like to know the date of General Paterson's commission as Major General. I have the date of his commission as Brigadier and also the date of his commission as Colonel.
If it is necessary to pay for these documents I will gladly send you a check for them.
Yours truly,

Dr. THOMAS EGLESTON,
35 Washington Square, West,
NEW YORK.

Feb 13 Hist Dr Thos Eggleston NY City NY
Rev WIDOW, &c.
1892 to
File No. 483
Sarah Eggleston, Widow,
Azariah Eggleston, Lt. Paymaster Rev. War.
Act Feb. 3. 1853.
Index :—Vol. A , Page 211
[Arrangement of 1870.]

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN Congress ASSEMBLED
Elias Boudinot
To Azariah Eggleston Gentleman. Greeting. We Reposing special trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be a Lieutenant in the Massachusetts Line _____ in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such _____ from the _____ day of August 1780. You are therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Lieutenant _____ by doing and performing all manner of things therein belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers, under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Lieutenant _____. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress before mentioned, or a Committee of the States.
Witness His Excellency Elias Boudinot Esq. President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia the _____ day of November A.D. 1782 and in the Seventh Year of our Independence.
By Order of Congress Linus Secretary at War.

No. 4 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To Isaiah Eggleston Esq.
Greeting . We, Reposing especial trust
and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you, to be an Ensign in the first Massachusetts Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the 1 st day of January 1777. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of an Ensign by doing and performing all manner of things therein belonging. And we do strain charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Ensign. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress beforementioned, or a Committee of the States.
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board
Attest Benj. Dill
Secretary of the Board of War
Witness His Excellency Samuel Huntington Esq. President of the Congress of the United States of America, at Philadelphia the 28 th day of September 1779, and in the fourth Year of our Independence.
Sam. Huntington President

✓ No. 673
5 Nov 1888

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Sarah Eggleston Widow of Azariah Map
Let to J. Rockwell May 30/83
Act Feb'y 8/53

Rec. Ev. L. Ta; P. Ma. 12/January 1822 "Brynton."

Houston Office, 3, Feb. 1853,
Sir, Please certify, the sum to which the Writings named pension, was paid, on the date of his death.
Very Respectfully,
J. Cole Acting Commissioner.
Azariah Eggleston, Act 1818 $20. p. month. Died 12 th Jan. 1822, Paid to his death.
J. Burt Auditor.
Francis Burt, Esq., Third Auditor. Treasury.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County ss;
In this 26 th day of October 1853, Personally appeared before me Theodore Hinsdale a justice of the Peace within and for the County of Berkshire aforesaid; Sarah Eggleston Widow of Asariah Eggleston (Deceased) and who being duly sworn according to law; on her Oath makes the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress approved the 3 rd day of Feb- ruary 1853;
That She is the Widow of Asariah Eggleston Deceased who was a Lieutenant, Paymaster, and Commiss- ary in the War of the Revolution; and who was in his lifetime a Pensioner on the Massachusetts roll, at the rate of $240 per annum, which pension has been increased since his death to $320 per annum, and the arrears paid to this Declarant as his Widow; And that She believes that She is entitled to a higher rate of Pension than is now allowed her, to wit, to the sum of $640 per annum from the third of February 1853, for the term of her natural life. That She was married to the said Asariah Eggleston on the 18 th day of May 1818 and that her name Before marriage was Sarah Daniels; That the said Asariah Eggleston died on the 12 day of January 1822 leav- ing this declarant his widow, since which She has not again married but still continues his Widow
Attest Theodore Hinsdale
Sarah Eggleston
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year first above written And I do further certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence that the said Declarant over

has not again married since the death of the said Asenath Eggleston but still remains his widow, And I do further say that I have not any interest in the above claim in any manner whatsoever
Theodore Hinsdale Justice of the peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss.
I Charles Ledyard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do certify that Theodore Hinsdale Esq before whom the foregoing declaration of Sara Eggleston was made in  sworn on the 26 th day of December 1853 a Justice of the Peace within said County duly commissioned & qualified that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine —
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 27 th day of December 1853
Chas Ledyard Clerk